FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
28 March 2022
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Project Co-ordinator contract basis vacancy
The Arts and Culture Trust has been actively serving the arts and culture sector in all nine provinces of South Africa for 28 years. The main purpose is to increase the capacity of arts and culture initiatives thereby creating sustainable futures, through the development and investment in innovative, sustainable projects and programmes.
Based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg the ACT has a vacancy for a Project Co-ordinator to work in this hybrid position on six month contractual basis from April to September 2022. Essential basic criteria required of all applicants is a project management qualification and a minimum of five years experience coupled with knowledge of the arts and culture sector. This programme co-ordination and facilitation role at the ACT is ideally suited to self-motivated individuals who can think on their feet; take initiative and thrive on being part of a small but dynamic team.
This position involves the administration of ACT programmes including the management of beneficiary procedures; contracts and agreements; project implementation; marketing and communications; financial management; logistics; maintaining and evaluation of standards and processes; monitoring and reporting as well as liaising with service providers and being actively supporting activities on the ACT’s digital platforms. For more information about the Trust, visit www.act.org.za
Applications, only submitted via email are now open, closing on 10 April 2022. Outcomes will be finalised on 20 April 2022. In order to be considered, applicants must have a minimum of five years experience and a relevant degree as well as knowledge of the arts and culture sector. Email your CV and portfolio to jessicad@act.org.za. Only candidates who make it to the interview stage will be contacted. ENDS
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Over 28 years of arts funding
The ACT is South Africa’s premier independent development and arts investment organisation. The primary aim of ACT is to increase the capacity for arts and culture initiatives to create sustainable futures, through development and investment in innovative, sustainable projects that make a meaningful contribution to society. Through structured development programmes ACT provides support to all expressions of arts and culture, including literature, music, visual art, theatre and dance, and the support extends to festivals, community arts initiatives, arts management, arts education and arts administration. For more information, please visit the ACT website, follow them on Twitter or like their Facebook page.
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Submitted by: Debra de Souza, 082 8229478 (WhatsApp please), debranne@icon.co.za